for those of you who met with a judicial committee and were subsequently da'd or df'd, was it worth the time and effort?
did the elders let you speak your piece, or were they only interested in hearing that key word or phrase that would allow them to act?
was there genuine interest shown, proboing questions asked, did they really want to know how you felt?
I have to say that I am very glad I met with them.
I got a lot of issues off my chest and I wasn't afriad to call them on the carpet for their actions on several issues within the congo.
Ultimately they did Df me but I have no regrets.
Oh execpt that I got reinstated 4 months later.
Not that was a mistake!
for the longest time i was afraid to see it, and when i did i have to admit i felt 'weird', anyone else feel this way.
I found the first one extremely scary but I didn't feel as though I was allowing the demons to come into my house.
My wife however refuses to watch this movie becaue of her dub upbringing.
If you have never seen it before and would like to, make sure you see an uncut version that is usual shown on a cable channel.
Network tv generally cuts out all of the really juicy parts.
i now enjoy telling people about the things jehovah's witnesses can and cannot do.
for instance, witnesses can work in a store that sells lottery tickets and tobacco but they can't own the store themselves.....whole blood is forbidden to be transfused yet blood fractions are acceptable.
donating blood in any form is wrong but accepting blood fractions is a conscience matter.........can you think of other jw oddities????
How about its okay for Dub parents to shun their disfellowhipped children, however if the parents fall on hard financial times the society will encourage those parents to go to those d'fed children for financial support. Not the congo.
rwagner's post go me thinking.
are any of your ancestors famous?
the only famous one i can think of is sir robert peel, i'm not too sure what he did.
My cousins were in a disco group called Skyy. Some of you might remember this group. They had a hit song called "Call Me".
They are ex Dubs as well.
what is your favorite drink?
what are you sipping on right now?
ive got a 'test tube baby #2' in my hands right now...awesomeness!
Definitely Johnnie Walker Black. Neat.
When I'm in a really good mood, Johnnie Walker Blue.
you're asleep, but others worry that you're dead.. .
you can live without sex, but not without glasses.. .
your back goes out more than you do.. .
You begin to grow grey hair not just on your head but also in unmentionable areas.
did stories, exaggerations and fables turn up after you left the "faith"?
Best about me were I was a wife beater and too materialistic and career driven to make time for Jehovah.
Also I was having alot of sex with "Worldly Girls".
I wish!
i could get there early, and save you all some seats!
at least i would have someone to talk to after the meeting
I went to my DFing. I am glad that I did. I would not give them the satisifaction that they had defeated my spirit.
Go and hold your head up high. You have nothing to be ashamed of. All of the shame belongs to the BORG.
or anything similar???
the nearest i came was knocking myself out - my life actually did flash before my eyes.
it could only have been seconds before bumping my head and hitting the ground, but i flashed through scene after scene of life events, from childhood to adulthood.
My NDE was related happened on 9/11 while walk through the concourse of the WTC.
I was not seriously hurt but I do remember thinking of all the things that I hadn't accomplihed yet in life and if I got another chance I won't waste it.
Not a vision or a dream, just a really sobering thought.
i am wondering why i haven't really heard about many from that area on the forum.
i knew so many people growing up that have left and yet haven't actually connected with anyone so far.
i know franklin lives where my brothers do, but no one else has surfaced so far.
My ex brother in law along with his wife attended the Huntington LI congo.
He moved to NJ and she has relocated to Virginia.
I attended the St. Albans congo in Queens for a while.
